Christmas Spirit

For some reason my Christmas Spirit has gone.  The darkness has been slowly creeping in.  Have sent out many cards, the ones I have received I can count on one hand.  Hearing from family and friends is very important.  I am still an old fashion kind of gal where writing has not gone out of style.  Remember when you got that last letter in the mail?  How did that make you feel?  When was that last message on Facebook that arrived?  How did that make you feel?  It makes you feel different doesn't it?  A warm fuzzy feeling comes over a person when they get "Happy Mail" instead of the bills, advertisements, & basic junk mail that one finds in the mail box.

This afternoon while we were out I had a phone call from the office in our apartment complex.  They said they had a pkg for me there.  My first thought, this was Sunday!  What could of been delivered on a Sunday?  My pondering mind wanted to know!  We returned home within the hour and stopped to pick up the package.  Tara came out of the building with a big smile when she handed me the "box".  The mystery was solved the minute I saw the box!!  Excitement!!  My "Card Kit" from The Stamps of Life arrived!!  Anticipation every month about this time I get a "Card Kit"!  Yes, I see what is in the box every month prior to it's arrival!  That is good, as the excitement builds!!  This month is no different than any other month!  Now I can see in person what Stephanie has already told & shown us what will be sent!  It is fantastic!  This month covers Valentine's Day!  I can now start on cards that have nothing to do with Christmas!  Yippee!!  This is Happy Mail above & beyond!  I like most people love getting Happy Mail!

On FaceBook that was a message about an elderly lady that had fallen outside, she said her name to the person that helped her up.  When she was asked why she was outside, she said that she had gone to the mail box in hopes of getting a Christmas Card in the mail.  She was assisted the lady back into the facility.  This was an Assisted Living Facility.  She spoke to one of the caregivers, was told that many of the residents get all excited when the mail arrives.  Than the smiles turn to frowns when no mail has their name on the envelope.  The good samaritan asked if she could have a list of names and the mailing address.  This is where "We" jump in.  First names and the address were listed.  The request was made, could we send a couple of extra cards to someone that lives in this facility.  So I am asking my followers if they to will send someone from there a card.  It would make them happy as well as yourself!  I love giving!  This is what makes me happy, I can make someone that is having a rough time happy as well!
Please go to a nursing home, assisted living or another place find out who would love to get some mail and send a card.  You will be glad you did.

Have a wonderful week my friends,
Hugs,
Lynn
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Bah Hum Bug

I am really a bit down in the dumps today.

Beautiful weather.  No complaints there.  The problem is here it is almost Christmas, and all of my decorations are back in Maine in a small storage unit...  I don't want to go out and purchase more as I have plenty of ornaments all ready, just not here.  Our son has given us a tree to use, it is pre-lit, so will be able to have a tree with lights.

I have sent out some Christmas Cards, sorry folks most of our cards this year will be store bought.

I have made a few homemade ones, but I am running out of time to make them all.  This is the card I had designed.  It may look simple, but is labor intensive.  And costs 70 cents to mail one.  I love you guys, I just can not afford to send you all one...  The feathers were donated by our 2 resident swans, I collect the feathers from the ground when I take Lilia out.

So than I thought, I have the Crazy Bird dies & stamps and the Crazy Bird Things stamps, so will make a Christmas Card using one of the birds.  2 hours later.... Yes, it took me 2 hours to do this.  The bird is popped up with Dimensionals.   The eyes, wings, & beak were cut out using the dies, and those are popped up as well.  The hat I had cut.  I added Wink of Stella on the hat and bird.  Used Perfect Pearls on the background and the Merry Christmas part.  It is my Bah Humbug card...
I wonder which one of my friends is going to be the lucky one to receive it!  Yes, only 1 of these.

 Sunday I need to make some Peanut Butter Fudge for the 3 Maintenance Men and our Mail Man.
Take care my friends and hope you are enjoying this balmy weather that we are having!
Hugs,
Lynn
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45 years!

45 years ago I met this sailor!  What a handsome dude all decked out in his white uniform, and he had a mustache!  My mother did not like men with hair on their face!!  My mother wasn't dating him I was going to.  I knew deep in my soul that this man was there for me!  That was June 1970.  Yes, I was smitten for sure.  August 30, 1970 he asked to marry him.  Of course I said yes!  His mother asked him what date had he picked out?  She didn't talk to me much at first..  He replied, how does December 5th sound?  It sounded fine to me!
December 4th back 45 years ago there was a blizzard.  He spent the night, couldn't get out onto the road, I was living way out in the boon docks in Winslow, Maine.  (20 minutes to Waterville) Well back then it did seemed like hours to get to town.
On our wedding day we both had migraines.  But the day was a bright sunning day!  Got ready to leave as we had an hour's drive to Dover Foxcroft. We had another problem...  We could not open the door to go out!  It had snowed so much the day before that it was up to the eaves of that small house!  Paul crawled out of a window in the kitchen to get to the front door.  He shoveled out the front door, and also had to shovel out the driveway to get the car out.  At that time he was driving a 1969 Firebird!
No cell phones back then, couldn't notify anyone that we would be late.  My maid of honor, Carol Roberge, was stuck in Portland!  Everything was shut down.  Annette Little stepped up to the plate to be my maid of honor....  Robert Picher, Paul's cousin, was best man.  We made it and go married.  No special dress, I wore the white dress that my mother made me for my high school graduation the year before.  I did have a small bouquet of red roses.  No wedding cake. The only people that were there at the church to witness this big event was my mother, 3 sisters, 2 brothers, Paul's mother, 1 sister and 2 brothers.  My Dad could not be invited as my mother did not want me to have anything to do with him.  Thank God that I was able to have a Father/daughter relationship that to the day my mother died was not happy about it...
After the wedding, Robert, Annette, Paul and I drove to Webber's Steak House in Waterville for our reception dinner!  Just the 4 of us were there, we didn't invite anyone else.  It costs a lot of money back then, $10.00 for the 4 dinners..  I do not remember what I had to eat.
My mother came to the house the next day, came right and told me that I must of been pregnant to have to get married that fast.  I knew I wasn't, told her so, but as always I was not to believed.  Our first daughter, Michelle was born 7-22-1973.  Mother also told me that it wouldn't last!  We are still together.  Tomorrow will be 45 years that we have been married!  It seems like yesterday that we got together.  And yes, my heart still does goes pitter patter when I see my Man!!

Have a wonderful weekend my friends!

Lynn
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